Tank burner adjustment device



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TANK BURNER ADJUSTMENT DEVICE Filed Jan. 27, 195e 2 sheets-sheet 2 FIGA TANK BURNER ADJUSTMENT DEVICE Errett Dunlap III, New York, N.Y., assignor to Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, Allegheny County, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application January 27, 1958, Serial No. 711,508

1 Claim. (Cl. 158-4) This invention relates to improvements in adjustable mountings for liquid or gaseous fuel burners of the character employed in glass furnaces and the like.

The invention has among its objects the provision of an improved and simplilied adjustable burner mounting structure, simple to construct, maintain and operate.

Additional objects and features of the invention will become apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a broken, plan view of one embodiment of the burner mounting of this invention;

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the burner mounting illustrated in Figure 1;

, Figure 3 is a side elevation of the burner mounting illustrated in Figure l with the burner and the port wall of a furnace shown inrphantom;

Figure 4 is a plan view of another embodiment of the burner mounting of this invention; and

Figure 5 is a side elevation of the burner mounting illustrated in Figure 4.

Like reference characters are used to refer to like parts in the various figures.

' Referring to the drawings, and in particular to Figures l to 3, the burner mounting, generally identified as 10, comprises a base plate 11, connected in a 'suitable manner, as by bolting, to an angle 12 connected to the port wall 13 of a glass furnace 14. The base plate 11 is substantially triangular in plan having an arcuate side 15 with a protuberance 16 extending therefrom. The pretuberance 16 is provided with a central aperture 17, and the plate 1v1l is provided with a slot 18, the'purpose. of -both to be described.

An angular adjustment carriage 19 is attached by a bolt 20 and a nut 21 to the base plate 11 for limited angular sliding movement relative to the base plate 11, and comprises a substantially triangular plate 22, L- shaped toe guide and stop plates 23, 24 connected to one side of the plate 22, a pair of spaced, upstanding guide rods 25, 25 connected to the plate 22, an opening 26 evenly spaced between the rods 25, 25, and a nut 27 welded to the plate 22 over the opening 26. A pivot mounting plate 28 having a central opening 29 is connected to plate 24, as illustrated. The toe guide and stop plates 23, 24 are arranged for cooperation with the arcuate side 15 of the plate 11 and guide the plate 22 relative to the plate 11, and also act as stop means to limit the movement of the plate 22 relative to the plate l1 by engagement with the protuberance 16.

A pivot member 36 comprising a substantially rectangular plate 31 having a threaded central opening 32 and a depending threaded rod portion 33 is rotatably secured to the protuberance 16 by means of a nut 34 engaging the threaded portion 33 which passes through the aperture 17. A pivot member 35 comprising a substantially rectangular plate 36 having a central opening 37 and a depending threaded rod portion 38 is rotatably secured to the pivot mounting plate 28 by means of a nut arent r if@ 39 engaging the threaded portion 38 which passes through the opening 29.

An angular adjustment screw 40 is threadably received within the opening 32 in the plate 31 and is provided with a reduced, threaded, terminal portion passing through the opening 37 in the plate 36 to receive a nut 41 for connesting it to the plate. The screw 40 is also provided with a square terminal portion 42 adapted to receive a handwheel (not shown) for rotating the screw. R0tation of the screw 40, as is obvious, varies the position of the carriage 19 relative to the base plate 1l, which, as will be apparent as the description proceeds, will vary the angular relation of the carriage 19 to the furnace 14.

Avertical adjustment carriage 43 is associated with the angular adjustment carriage 19 and is vertically movable The carriage 43 comprises a carriage relative thereto. plate 44 having a pair of openings 45, 45 adjacent its terminal ends, a pair `of upstanding side plates 46, 46 and an apertured yoke 47 attached centrally to its bottom surface. A pair of pipes 48, 48 are attached tothe bottom surface of the plate 44 with their openings coaxial with the openings 45, and are received in sliding relation around the rods 25 upstanding from the plate 22 of the angular adjustment carriage 19. A pair of guide rods 49, 49 are connected adjacent the terminal ends of the side plates 46, 46, the rods 49, 49 being spaced above the plate 44, as illustrated, and one of the side plates 46 is provided with an opening 50 and has a nut 51 connected thereto coaxial with the opening S0.

' A vertical adjustment screw 52 is vthreadably received in the nut 27 attached to the angular adjustment carriage plate'22 and passes through the slot 18 inthe base plate 11. The screw 52 is provided with a reduced threadedv terminal end to receive a nut 53 by which it is attached l justment carriage 43 and comprises a split circular clamp 56 adapted to be tightened about a burner tube 57 reof pipesr, 60 connected to the clamp 56 and received,

for sliding movement over the rods 49, 49 connected-to the side plates 46, 46 of the carriage 43, and a depending centrally disposed plate 61 also connected to the clamp 56, the plate 61 having a central opening 62 therein.

A clamp carriage adjusting screw 63 is threadably received in the nut 51 connected to one of the side plates 46 of the carriage 43 and is connected at one terminal end to the plate 61 by means of a nut 64, a reduced portion of the screw 63 passing through the opening 62. The opposite terminal end of the screw 63 is provided with a square portion 65 to receive a handwheel (not shown) by which the screw 63 is rotated. Rotation of the screw 63 moves the carriage 55 to any position between the side plates 46 of the carriage 43, the carriage 55 being guided by means of the rods 49, 49 and the pipes 60, 68.

Thus, in the embodiment illustrated in Figures 1 to 3, four adjustments of the position of the burner tube 57 may be made; namely, (l) that of the angular disposition of the burner relative to the port wall 13 by means of the angular adjustment carriage 19 through the operation of the screw 40, (2) that of the vertical disposition of the burner by means of the vertical adjustment carriage 43 through the operation of the screw 52, (3) that of the transverse disposition of the burner by means of the clamp carriage 55 through the operation of the Patented A131275 .1960

provided mechanism for providing a iifth adjustntennoily ther position: off the-burner tubev 57,; namely,7 that .of the 'vertical angular AYdispositionof` the burner.. relative to the port. wall.Y of the: furnace and: themolten:V bath'v of,.metal.

The burner mounting, of Figures. 4Jand- 5 is generally identified. as.- '0 and comprisesthe basev plate 11,V theV angular. adjustment carriage;` 19,v the vertical adjustment carriage 43,-.andthe clamp-,carriage 55. together withthev adjusting means 27ans. described with referencel to Figures land3, and since thegstructureiis; substantially the same, no further description isfdeerned necessary, since itfwouldV amount toga"` mererepetition Inaddition-rto. the structure; ofe'Figuneslsto 3, the..embodiment. of FigureslA' and 5': includes. a vertical. angular on diagonal adjustment'plate'70 disposed beneath the. platev 1v1, having aysomewhat stepped shape.` in section and a. bifurcated.' terminalv end portion 71Y to which is connected tubular membersY 72, 72. The plate 70V is provided with'. a central opening 73v for-.the passage of the adjusting; screw 52e and` with an apertureA 74. An internally threaded element 75,. such asv a'nut, is welded to theA plate-70m` alignment with the-aperture 74. Y

A hinge plate 76` is iixedv toY the bottomA of the plateA 11: and' is provided-With: av tubular portion 'I7 of a lengthl to.` tY between .the-tubular member 72 attached tofthef` plate 70;. A- hinge pin 78 passes through the members;

72'.and7.7 sofas tohinge: the plate 70 tothev plate: 11.?V The pro'tuberancel6= oi thefplate 11K. is somewhat--more? elongated than in; Figuren'. 1e. to.. 3l and*` includes,A in addition'. tothelapertu're 17,. anV aperturex79; adjustingy the burner v'tube' Yrelativez tothe'horzontal or' the surface:

otftheamoiteni bath;

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ures 1 to 3.V Such a connectionY (which is not shown) could be through the plate 70 which woul`d`"'allw' ther` plate 70 to move about a vertical axis, such as the bolt while retaining the plate 70 in its horizontal disposition.

Thus by the structures set forth, a burner can be conveniently and accurately adjusted? to effectively direct its ame tothe moltenbody of. metal. in. the furnace.

I claim:

'In the combination of@V a-furnacer having a burner'port:`

therein and anfelongatedfburnex: positioned tts-direct its ames through said port andinto said furnace', andfitnprovedv burner mounting which-comprises arstsubstan- Y n. riage pivotably Vconnected to saidbase plate. for angular sliding movement, relative thereto, va first, guide means to said rst carriage, a secondv carriage mounted on saidl` second guide. means for movement therealong tov and" from, said first carriage, a third guide means comprising,

n rods disposedY normal to. said tirstfnamed rods. connectedl to said second. carriage, athird kcarriage.mounted .on saidv` Vthird guide means for movement therealongrelative; tot said. second..carriage,.a clamp. ring/:connected tosaidtliird carriage to clamp said burner in any desiredlinandloutf.

' position. relativetosaid port, andv means for angularly Of .'cours'e; the hurnerznountng; illustrated.' in: Figures Y #and 5; must beaconuected. to 'theiffumacei wall. in. aidifferentrnannertiiarrthat` describedv with reference to Fig-V movingsaidbase plate relativertorsaid .ii'r'stplateandsaid.y

first. carriage relative to saidbase plate andY secondiV carriage relativeto saidffrst carriage and said' third carriage relative to said second` carriage whereby theA angular.Y Yand vertical and horizontal positions ofI saidl bur-rn erV are adjusted relative to said rst platel and'. to said furnace'` andv to said port, said 'meansffor angularly moving said base plate relative to saidrst plate. com# prising a screw means operatively associated withnsaid" plates,. andisaid means for moving saidrst and second: and; third carriages comprising screw. means individual` tol eachv carriage.

Reiserenoesv Citedjnthe tilel of .this patent.

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